Atomic Structure, Periodic Table, Ionic Formular

Question 1

Atom

Answer 1

the building blocks of life

Question 2

Nucleus

Answer 2

the centre of an atom consisting of protons and neutrons

Question 3

shell

Answer 3

The regions surrounding an atoms nucleus holding electrons

Question 4

protons

Answer 4

positevly charged particles

Question 5

neutrons

Answer 5

neutrally charged particles

Question 6

electrons

Answer 6

negatively charged particles

Question 7

atomic number

Answer 7

the number of protons in an atom

Question 8

mass number

Answer 8

the number of protons and neutrons totalled

Question 9

element

Answer 9

A substance made up of a single type of atom

Question 10

compound

Answer 10

substances made up of two or more types of atoms

Question 11

electron configuration

Answer 11

the number and placement of electrons on the shells

Question 12

ion

Answer 12

a charged atom or group of atoms with an overall charge

Question 13

valency

Answer 13

the charge of an atom based off of the number of electrons it can lose or gain.

Question 14

valence electron

Answer 14

electrons on the outer shell of an atom

Question 15

period

Answer 15

the number of shells in an atom, runs horizontally along the periodic table

Question 16

group

Answer 16

runs vertically along the periodic table, represents the amount of valence atoms.

Question 17

monatomic ions

Answer 17

a charged particle formed when a single atom gains/loses electrons.

Question 18

polyatomic ions

Answer 18

groups of atoms gaining or losing electrons in a chemical reaction to form ions.